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Public meeting on drinking water nitrate to be held in Rangiora
Greenpeace has announced that it will be holding a public meeting in Rangiora on the 19th of October to discuss nitrate contamination of drinking water.
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Freshwater protections up sh*t creek without a paddle under Luxon’s Government
Greenpeace Aotearoa is concerned that freshwater protections are ‘up sh*t creek without a paddle’ under the Christopher Luxon government.
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BRIEFING: Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
Many communities across Canterbury are facing increasingly difficult decisions as nitrate pollution of drinking water sources worsens. Some water supplies in the region have already breached drinking water standards for…
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State of New Zealand’s waters worsening as Luxon barges ahead with reckless plan to strip freshwater protections
Greenpeace Aotearoa says announcement that the state of New Zealand rivers is worsening should indicate the need for more protection for fresh water – not less.
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Local Government freshwater protections must not be hamstrung by Luxon’s anti-nature government
Greenpeace Aotearoa is slamming industry lobbyists’ calls to prevent councils from setting their own regulations for fresh water, and calls for local and regional councils to set more ambitious standards…
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Greenpeace announces next round of water testing in Canterbury, calls for end to drinking water pollution
Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in drinking water testing events for nitrate contamination in Amberley and Oxford on the 18th and 20th of October. These events follow…
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Weaker freshwater rules would threaten rural people’s health
Greenpeace Aotearoa calls on Christopher Luxon to keep his hands off of freshwater protections as new resource management act changes announced
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Greenpeace LIVE: Hands off the water protections
This week the Greenpeace crew discuss what can be done to turn river health around, based on the previous success of campaigns to achieve stronger freshwater protections.
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Polling highlights Government swimming against current of public opinion on fresh water
Greenpeace Aotearoa is challenging the Government’s mandate to remove freshwater protections, as independent polling reveals the vast majority of National Party voters are concerned about freshwater quality.
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Gaps in reporting of nitrogen fertiliser use on farms leave an incomplete picture of impacts on water quality
NZ’s fresh water is under pressure but an official information request revealed that only 61% of dairy farm operators had reported their synthetic nitrogen use.
